Ikea's popular ready-to-assemble furniture is being eclipsed by yet another case of questionable food standards after customs officials found high levels of bacteria in a batch of chocolate cake headed to retail stores in China.

The good news is none of the contaminated batch made it to stores in the U.S. As a precaution, Ikea removed the cakes -- almond, butterscotch and chocolate -- from stores in 23 countries, according to NBC News.

The contamination came to light this week when Ikea said Chinese custom officials seized and destroyed 1,800 cakes on Dec. 12 last year. Tests revealed high levels of coliform bacteria, which is commonly found in soil, vegetation, water and human feces.

An Ikea spokesperson confirmed that the cakes, made by Swedish-based food supplier Almondy, were destroyed at customs and never made it to their restaurants in China.